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Paving Contractors in Pietermaritzburg
Want paving contractors in Pietermaritzburg? Give the area in m², whether it is a driveway, path or yard, the ground now (grass, soil, old paving or concrete) and the paver you like. Contractors around Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal can then quote supplied and laid or labour only.
New to this? Read the paving contractors guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
Pietermaritzburg notes on supplies & services
Bricklayers across the city are used to both face brick work in the older suburbs and plastered block walls in the townships. Paving contractors lay driveways and courtyards in Hayfields, Montrose and Boughton. Sand comes from pits and quarries around the valley, delivered by tipper. Schools and public buildings sometimes need fire bricks for kitchens and boilers, and machine repairers in the industrial areas can source vibrator motors and bearings.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg has a long clay brick tradition, and the red face brick of the old city centre, the Victorian houses of Scottsville and the school buildings around town show it. Today most new building is in cement blocks and maxi bricks: RDP and social housing in Edendale and Imbali, extensions in Northdale and Eastwood, and estates out towards Hilton and Hayfields. The Msunduzi valley is hot in summer and can be frosty on winter mornings, and afternoon thunderstorms roll in through summer, so fresh bricks need covering against both rain and frost. Block yards and hardware stores sit around Willowton and Mkondeni, and machine sellers deliver up the N3 from Durban.
The requests we see from Pietermaritzburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: a new driveway, a path to the back door or paving around a pool
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: a paving subcontractor to finish driveways and walkways at handover
- Municipalities, schools and public works: paved school walkways, clinic entrances and municipal sidewalks
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Yards and suppliers serving Pietermaritzburg mostly work from here: block yards and hardware stores around Willowton, Mkondeni and the city centre. The requests that come up most: cement blocks and maxi bricks for housing, face brick to match older homes. When you ask for quotes, ask whether bricks made in winter were covered against frost while curing.
Around Pietermaritzburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a new driveway, a path to the back door or paving around a pool. Before you agree to anything: pavers to SANS 1058; herringbone on drives. Getting stock here: bricks and sand by truck from local yards; machines often from Durban.
Service area: Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
Requests from Pietermaritzburg go to yards and suppliers that already deliver to Edendale, Imbali, Scottsville, Hilton, Howick, Hayfields, Northdale and the rest of the area. Mention a narrow street, a steep site or an estate with delivery hours, because they change the price.